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Adidas vows to ‘replace plastic for good’

30/06/2020

The German company pledged to develop, test and implement new materials “to replace plastic for good”.

It said: “We have joined the Parley Institute for Material Science as a founding partner. The Institute identifies, evaluates and funds material replacements for plastic and other harmful, toxic or exploitative materials.”

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